Onondaga County, NY

Headnote
ONONDAGA COUNTY, situated in the central part of New York, with Oneida lake on the northeast, and Skeneatelet lake on the southwest, and traversed by Oswego river and the Erie canal. Area, 711 square miles. Face of the country, uneven; soil productive. This county contains the celebrated salt springs of New York, which yield the state an annual revenue of about $171,000. Seat of justice, Syracuse. Pop. in 1810, 25,987; in 1820, 41,467; in 1830, 58,974; in 1840, 67,911; in 1850, 85,991. (Fanning's, 1853)
    Place Unit Type
    County
    Containing Unit
    Name Type
    Camillus, NY City or Town
    Cicero, NY City or Town
    Clay, NY City or Town
    Delphi, NY City or Town
    Fayetteville, NY City or Town
    Marcellus, NY City or Town
    Salina, NY City or Town
    Skaneateles, NY City or Town
    Syracuse, NY City or Town
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